Gasconade township, Laclede County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 124.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 897 (all rural)
| Males: 472 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 425 |  (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 897 (739 owner occupied, 158 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Gasconade township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 2.0%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.59
| Gasconade township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Gasconade township: | $38,265 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $430 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,115 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
| : | $94,115 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 17.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Gasconade township: Mount Salem School (A), Morehouse School (B), Pinecreek (C), Nebo Falcon Rural Volunteer Fire Department Station 4 (D), Nebo Falcon Rural Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 (E), Nebo Falcon Rural Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gasconade township include: Brownfield Missionary Church (A), Cedar Bluff Church (B), Falcon Church (C), Mount Carney Church (D), New Home Church (E), Pine Creek Church (F), Winning Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brownfield Cemetery (1), Casey Cemetery (2), Chatham Cemetery (3), Cook Cemetery (4), Jackson Cemetery (5), McGinnis Cemetery (6), Nicks Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kuhn Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Nelson Creek (C), Pine Creek (D), Norris Creek (E), Dry Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Gasconade township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 575
- Northeast: 27
- Midwest: 77
- South: 63
- West: 142
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 310
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 85
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700
Housing units in Gasconade township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (13%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Public administration (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (20%)
- Health care (14%)
- Private households (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (5%)
- Food processing workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gasconade township:
- United States or American (23.2%)
- Irish (17.7%)
- English (15.4%)
- German (14.5%)
- Italian (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (57%)
- Carpooled: 86 (23%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 68 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Wood (30%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
97.9% of residents of Gasconade township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 891- In family households: 802 (184 male householders, 78 female householders)
210 spouses, 283 children (248 natural, 15 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 11 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 89 (50 male householders (41 living alone)), 31 female householders (26 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person, 14 2-persons,
179 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (10 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 45.5% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |